The American taxpayer subsidizes Walmart to an incredible degree by outsourcing security to local police departments and by relying on welfare programs to make

The American taxpayer subsidizes Walmart to an incredible degree by outsourcing security to local police departments and by relying on welfare programs to make up for unlivable wages: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-walmart-crime/ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-walmart-crime/ >There’s nothing inevitable about the level of crime at Walmart. It’s the direct, if unintended, result of corporate policy. Beginning as far back as 2000, when former CEO Lee Scott took over, an aggressive cost-cutting crusade led many stores to deteriorate. The famed greeters were removed, taking away a deterrent to theft at the porous entrances and exits. Self-checkout scanners replaced many cashiers. Walmart added stores faster than it hired employees. The company has one worker for every 524 square feet of retail space, a 19 percent increase in space per employee from a decade ago. http://www.citypages.com/news/twin-cities-legislators-say-walmart-is-dumping-its-security-costs-on-the-public/406581175 http://www.citypages.com/news/twin-cities-legislators-say-wa... >Rather than hiring their own security to deal with petty crimes, they say, Walmart is forcing taxpayers to subsidize security for its stores. https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-... >"It found that a single Walmart Supercenter cost taxpayers between $904,542 and $1.75 million per year, or between $3,015 and $5,815 on average for each of 300 workers."